Category: Tutorials

Microsoft have recently been devoting a lot of attention to making their products more accessible. They really have made great strides in the past 12 months. This video webinar gives a great overview of how the new tools can be used in the classroom.

Microsoft Office is widely used in schools and at home so it is a good idea to brush up on our skills to get the most out of this popular suite of programs. Microsoft have a dedicated site offering free tutorials at https://support.office.com/en-us/office-training-center. To find more free (and low-cost) tutorials, please visit the excellent MakeUseOf site.

Being responsible for our own CPD means curating a list of reliable resources that one can use to develop skills in particular areas. Russel Stannard’s site http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/ is an example of one such resource. It contains video tutorials on a range of teaching and learning tools.

Chrome is an excellent browser – it’s quick and clean with very little clutter. In addition, Google Chrome offers a very simple way to keep your bookmarks, settings, theme, and more synced between different computers running Chrome.